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Contributor:
Léon Bakst
Places:
Paris, French Republic
(Paris, France)
Date:
1911
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Postcards, such as this image of Sarah Bernhardt as Cleopatra, advertised her celebrated performances for global audiences.
Contributor:
Napoleon Sarony
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(France, France)
Date:
1891
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An Explanation of the Plot of this Book
Naʿma is the daughter of a caïd of one of the regions in Iraq, and Nuʿman is her paternal first cousin, whom she married while her father was still alive. When…
Contributor:
Abraham Daninos
Places:
Algiers, French Algeria
(Algiers, Algeria)
Date:
1847
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Blessed Adonai,
may Haman always die,
viva Mordechai,
Esther my lady.
Viva my lady,
blessed Adonai,
may Haman always die,
viva Mordechai.
David:
It is…
Contributor:
Unknown
Places:
Hamburg, Free Imperial City of Hamburg
(Hamburg, Germany)
Date:
1699
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Madame Butterfly [Impassively, her eyes narrowing]:Speak concerning marriage once more, you die! [She fans herself. Suzuki salaams and backs quickly toward the door. Madame Butterfly claps her hands…
Contributor:
David Belasco
Places:
New York, United States of America
Date:
1900
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As Performed at the Charleston Theatre
Alberti, Commander of the Florentine Army
Lorenso D’Medici, surnamed the Magnificent
Ippolito, betrothed to Antonia
Contributor:
Isaac Harby
Places:
Charleston, United States of America
Date:
1819
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Contributor:
Jacques Offenbach
Places:
Paris, Kingdom of France
(Paris, France)
Date:
1867
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Rosa:Oh, is that you, my friend . . . I was beginning to wonder why I haven’t seen you for two days; I was about to accuse you . . . I was inclined to think that you didn’t want to see…
Contributor:
Maria Lerner
Places:
Warsaw, Russian Empire
(Warsaw, Poland)
Date:
1899
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Reb Shmelke:
Well, I can see that you are a clever man, so I will tell you the whole story in brief. [He takes a drink.] As you see me before you, I’m called Reb Smelke [Shmelke, as pronounced by a…
Contributor:
Solomon Ettinger
Places:
Zamość, Russian Empire
(Zamość, Poland)
Date:
1839
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Contributor:
Giacomo Meyerbeer
Places:
Paris, Kingdom of France
(Paris, France)
Date:
1849